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In recent years, the circular economy has become a guiding principle in industrial and environmental policies. But how good is it really? The definition of a circular economy is unclear and lacks substance, according to a team of researchers from Lund University and the Royal Institute of Technology in Sweden. It risks becoming counterproductive, unless we stop referring to it as a panacea for all

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/circular-economy-not-panacea-many-had-hoped - 2026-05-23

Recently, MultiPark opened its doors to the local Parkinson’s Association, who were invited behind the scenes to see how research on their condition is conducted. Here are some of the laboratories that were visited. Today’s basic research on brain disorders such as Parkinson’s may be the starting point for tomorrow’s treatments. This may explain the participants’ deep interest in MultiPark’s exper

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/journey-discovery-research-multipark-opens-labs-parkinsons-association - 2026-05-23

Staff and students from other universities can now log in to Lund University's Canvas as external users. Here you will find out how external login works, which Swedish and international institutions are supported, and how to invite new users and solve any login issues. Who can log in externally? External accounts work for most Swedish institutions. For users from foreign institutions, Lund Univers

https://www.education.lu.se/en/article/external-login-canvas - 2026-05-23

What happens when we get out of the driver's seat and our vehicles become autonomous? Mathematician Viktor Larsson is developing methods to enable cars and drones to see their surroundings. This is his insight into the self-driving present and future. Cameras, satnav, laser, radar and sensors. To earn the prefix ‘self-driving’, or ‘autonomous’, vehicles need a range of technologies capable of both

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/road-self-driving-future - 2026-05-23

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. A person who carries the mutant gene will at some point in his or her life develop the deadly Huntington's disease. This brain disease can be inherited from generation to generation and begins insidiously, making it increasingly difficult to regulate emotions, thoughts, then movements. There is no treatment that slows

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/huntingtons-disease-fascinating-and-touching-mystery - 2026-05-23

In 2017, the Faculty of Medicine received a private donation targeted at a team of researchers studying infectious diseases and public health in low-income countries, specifically HIV and tuberculosis in Ethiopia. This research team is now to receive an additional SEK 6 million to develop its research activities. The new donation is targeted at continued research into tuberculosis (TB) and HIV. As

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/another-sek-6-million-research-hiv-and-tuberculosis-ethiopia - 2026-05-23

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. 800 people in Sweden are currently on the waiting list to receive donated organs, but there are too few organs. Nearly one person dies each week in Sweden while on the waiting list. How can this lack of donor organs in Sweden be solved? Researchers Darcy Wagner, Department of Experimental Medical Science, and Sandra L

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/translational-research-developing-new-methods-prevent-organ-rejection-and-growing-new-organs-lab - 2026-05-23

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. On October 8 the IIIEE organized the event City Futures Summit, an online webinar with keynote speakers from Australia, Chile and Sweden around sustainable urban transformation and the missions approach. On October 8 the IIIEE organized the event "City Futures Summit", an online webinar with keynote speakers from Aust

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/city-futures-summit - 2026-05-23

The Lund University research portal has been upgraded. Welcome to explore old and new features. Lund University research portal gathers information and publications. In the portal you will find both thousands of individual researchers and a large number of research projects. Thanks to the use of a database (LUCRIS) there is excellent search possibilities and connections of related content. On 19 O

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/visit-our-research-portal-new-features-and-design - 2026-05-23

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. New research highlights how coastal planning and environmental restoration overlook social needs, cultural claims and existing vulnerabilities. Using Louisiana’s coastal wetlands as a case, researcher David O’Byrne argues that it is high time to turn away from a narrowly economic approach to coastal restoration, and i

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/environmental-claims-and-social-needs-clash-louisianas-coastal-wetlands - 2026-05-23

Europe is confronted with a multiple crisis while coming to grips with its colonial legacy. Given the lack of empirical evidence for sufficient absolute decoupling of gross domestic product (GDP) growth from environmental resource use to stay within planetary limits and meet the Paris climate goals, this article argues that it is unavoidable for the European Union (EU) to enter the postgrowth era

https://www.soch.lu.se/artikel/europe-postgrowth-era-towards-sustainable-welfare-deal - 2026-05-23

https://www.wings.lu.se/article/wings-instagram - 2026-05-23

On 18 November, a news item was released that went beyond our wildest dreams: Lund University ranked first in the QS World University Rankings: Sustainability. We have been ranked as not just the best in Sweden, or even Europe – we are number one in the entire world! This is most likely the first time that a Swedish or Nordic university has been ranked best in the world in one of the major ranking

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/we-are-ranked-best-world-sustainability-according-qs-i-am-speechless - 2026-05-24

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The relocation of the specialised centres to the faculties which is currently underway within LU has generated concern and discussion. “But once you know where you are moving, a calmer and more constructive phase begins”, says Bo Ahrén, chair of the University’s specialised centres. But Merle Jacob, professor of resea

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/calmer-phase-after-turbulence-centres-moving-faculties - 2026-05-23

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/collaboration-key-smart-sustainable-cities-future - 2026-05-23

A new study from Lund University in Sweden on how the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine affects human liver cells under experimental conditions, has been viewed more than 800,000 times in just over a week. The results have been widely discussed across social media – but the results have in many cases been misinterpreted. Two of the authors, Associate Professor Yang de Marinis (YDM) and Professor Ma

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/qa-covid-19-vaccine-study-gains-attention - 2026-05-23

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Low age, the number of hours spent on the internet/social media, feelings of loneliness and thoughts about seeking treatment for mental illness. All of these are associated with problem gaming over the internet. This is one of the findings of a study recently published by researchers at Lund University that includes a

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/study-screen-games-mental-illness-and-addiction - 2026-05-23

https://www.soclaw.lu.se/artikel/myndigheter-och-stater-som-begar-brott - 2026-05-23

Interest in type 1 diabetes screening is growing as methods improve and new treatments become available to more patients. New research at Lund University demonstrates how screening for autoimmune diseases can be carried out on a large-scale basis. A new treatment that can delay the onset of type 1 diabetes has been approved for use in the United States. If the treatment Teplizumab becomes availabl

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/new-method-allows-large-scale-screening-autoimmune-diseases - 2026-05-23

Stochastic Differential Equations (SDEs) have become a quite standard tool to model differential equation systems subject to noise. Applications range from Neuroscience or Polymeric Chemistry to Finance or Mechanical Engineering. ObjectiveStochastic Differential Equations (SDEs) have become a quite standard tool to model differential equation systems subject to noise. Applications range from Neuro

https://www.compute.lu.se/article/introduction-stochastic-numerics-ht2022-3-ects - 2026-05-23